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This book contrasts the American and French Revolutions. While American patriots sought independence to secure life and liberty, French revolutionists aimed to overturn society itself—destroying institutions in the name of a fraternity that exterminated its enemies.
This book contrasts the American and French Revolutions. While American patriots sought independence to secure life and liberty, French revolutionists aimed to overturn society itself—destroying institutions in the name of a fraternity that exterminated its enemies.
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Cosmic Order and Cultural Astronomy
Sacred Cities of India
In India, sacredscapes arise where culture, geography, and cosmos create transcendent power. This volume's essays explore cultural astronomy and cosmic order through case studies of sacred sites like Khajuraho, Gaya, Kashi, Vindhyachal, and Chitrakut.
In India, sacredscapes arise where culture, geography, and cosmos create transcendent power. This volume’s essays explore cultural astronomy and cosmic order through case studies of sacred sites like Khajuraho, Gaya, Kashi, Vindhyachal, and Chitrakut.
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Crafting Identities, Remapping Nationalities
The English-Speaking World in the Age of Globalization
In multicultural societies, identity is a battleground between myths of purity and the need to belong. This book explores how people use the politics of memory to forge personal and communal narratives of self-definition and belonging.
In multicultural societies, identity is a battleground between myths of purity and the need to belong. This book explores how people use the politics of memory to forge personal and communal narratives of self-definition and belonging.
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This collection investigates Portuguese presence in Guinea, Cape Verde, Angola, São Tomé, Brazil and Goa, and the resultant formation of mixed or creole communities which were influenced culturally both by Portugal and indigenous societies.
This collection investigates Portuguese presence in Guinea, Cape Verde, Angola, São Tomé, Brazil and Goa, and the resultant formation of mixed or creole communities which were influenced culturally both by Portugal and indigenous societies.
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Crime Over Time
Temporal Perspectives on Crime and Punishment in Australia
Marrying criminology and history, this book offers a unique examination of crime over 200 years of Australian history. It explores how crime has evolved, from colonial bushranging to cybercrime, revealing the historical factors that shape punishment today.
Marrying criminology and history, this book offers a unique examination of crime over 200 years of Australian history. It explores how crime has evolved, from colonial bushranging to cybercrime, revealing the historical factors that shape punishment today.
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Critical Perspectives on Hollywood Science Fiction
A Neoliberal Crisis?
This book investigates how science fiction films like Avatar, District 9, and Elysium critically interrogate neoliberalism, connecting this ideology to the rise of populist politics, growing income inequality, and racist attitudes.
This book investigates how science fiction films like Avatar, District 9, and Elysium critically interrogate neoliberalism, connecting this ideology to the rise of populist politics, growing income inequality, and racist attitudes.
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Why wasn’t there a successful bourgeois revolution in Russia? This political history of the Russian capitalist class from 1850 to 1917 traces their opposition to the autocracy and their alliance for reform that led to the Soviet state and their own destruction.
Why wasn’t there a successful bourgeois revolution in Russia? This political history of the Russian capitalist class from 1850 to 1917 traces their opposition to the autocracy and their alliance for reform that led to the Soviet state and their own destruction.
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Crossed Correspondences
Writers as Readers and Critics of their Peers
This collection of essays analyses letters between literary peers in which writers comment not only on the production of their correspondent, but also on their own artistic approach and their own work while it is still in progress or not yet published.
This collection of essays analyses letters between literary peers in which writers comment not only on the production of their correspondent, but also on their own artistic approach and their own work while it is still in progress or not yet published.
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Crossing Colonial Historiographies
Histories of Colonial and Indigenous Medicines in Transnational Perspective
This book offers an innovative engagement with the diverse histories of colonial and indigenous medicines across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It explores new conceptual perspectives and highlights thematic commonalities and divergences across regions.
This book offers an innovative engagement with the diverse histories of colonial and indigenous medicines across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It explores new conceptual perspectives and highlights thematic commonalities and divergences across regions.
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Transcending Eurocentric models of understanding the female body, this volume addresses historical questions that explore the multiple aspects associated with the uterus through both learned and popular sources, material evidence, daily practices, iconography and representation.
Transcending Eurocentric models of understanding the female body, this volume addresses historical questions that explore the multiple aspects associated with the uterus through both learned and popular sources, material evidence, daily practices, iconography and representation.
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Cultural Exchanges in the Eastern Mediterranean
Asia Minor, Cyprus and Egypt
The history of the Mediterranean is rich with migration, colonisation, and trade. This collection highlights underrepresented cultural exchanges, with Cyprus as a central crossroads, linking the study of everyday life to macro-scale narratives based on trans-regional engagement.
The history of the Mediterranean is rich with migration, colonisation, and trade. This collection highlights underrepresented cultural exchanges, with Cyprus as a central crossroads, linking the study of everyday life to macro-scale narratives based on trans-regional engagement.
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Cultural Heritage in a Comparative Approach
In the Name of Aphrodite
Adopting a comparative approach, looking at a variety of experiences developed for the management of cultural heritage since the emergence of the protectionist movement, Ragusa analyses UNESCO cultural heritage legislation.
Adopting a comparative approach, looking at a variety of experiences developed for the management of cultural heritage since the emergence of the protectionist movement, Ragusa analyses UNESCO cultural heritage legislation.
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Explore the surprising links between Ireland and Latin America. This collection examines the political and cultural influence of the Irish diaspora through literature, film, and history, revealing two cultures linked by shared destinies and a forgotten aspect of Irish heritage.
Explore the surprising links between Ireland and Latin America. This collection examines the political and cultural influence of the Irish diaspora through literature, film, and history, revealing two cultures linked by shared destinies and a forgotten aspect of Irish heritage.
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This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region's housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.
This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region’s housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.
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Culture and Society in Ancient Greece
On the Edge of Everyday Life
In Ancient Greece, society and culture are embedded in Nature, but center on a human logos. This meaning is marked by a tragic, dialectical thinking that oscillates between chaos and cosmos—as if culture were born of the abyss, yet in a ceaseless struggle against it.
In Ancient Greece, society and culture are embedded in Nature, but center on a human logos. This meaning is marked by a tragic, dialectical thinking that oscillates between chaos and cosmos—as if culture were born of the abyss, yet in a ceaseless struggle against it.
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This book exposes the hidden history of Central-Eastern Europe: a tiny minority dominating a vast majority through a culture of intolerance. It dismantles long-held myths, presenting a truth now irrefutably confirmed by modern genetic science.
This book exposes the hidden history of Central-Eastern Europe: a tiny minority dominating a vast majority through a culture of intolerance. It dismantles long-held myths, presenting a truth now irrefutably confirmed by modern genetic science.
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Culture, Power, and Security
New Directions in the History of National and International Security
A diverse group of historians grapples with the notion of “security” across time and geography. Drawing on new sources, these engaging essays offer fresh perspectives on military, political, intelligence, and foreign relations history.
A diverse group of historians grapples with the notion of “security” across time and geography. Drawing on new sources, these engaging essays offer fresh perspectives on military, political, intelligence, and foreign relations history.
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Daimonic Imagination
Uncanny Intelligence
This volume of essays celebrates the daimonic presence—god, angel, muse, spirit—and its role in inspired creativity. Contributors evoke the daimon through history, literature, and encounter, exploring humanity’s relationship with mysterious and numinous reality.
This volume of essays celebrates the daimonic presence—god, angel, muse, spirit—and its role in inspired creativity. Contributors evoke the daimon through history, literature, and encounter, exploring humanity’s relationship with mysterious and numinous reality.
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Dante as Political Theorist
Reading Monarchia
Originating from the First International Symposium of the Global Dante Project of New York held in 2015, the chapters here investigate Dante’s political treatise Monarchia, addressing diverse issues associated with this work from multiple, innovative methodological perspectives.
Originating from the First International Symposium of the Global Dante Project of New York held in 2015, the chapters here investigate Dante’s political treatise Monarchia, addressing diverse issues associated with this work from multiple, innovative methodological perspectives.
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Daring Dynasty
Custom, Conflict and Control in Early-Tudor England
Through impressive archival research over several decades and a provocative perspective, Horowitz illuminates the transformation of England into an emerging modern state under Henry VII, by exploring key aspects of his reign, which included a dark side to royal policy.
Through impressive archival research over several decades and a provocative perspective, Horowitz illuminates the transformation of England into an emerging modern state under Henry VII, by exploring key aspects of his reign, which included a dark side to royal policy.
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